仏壇

Japanese
Kanji in this term
仏 壇
ぶつ
Grade: 5		 だん
Grade: S
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
佛壇 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From 仏 (butsu, “Buddhist image”) + 壇 (dan, “platform”).

Noun

仏(ぶつ)壇(だん) • (butsudan) 

  1. family Buddhist altar
    仏壇(ぶつだん)に花(はな)を上(あ)げる
    butsudan ni hana o ageru
    offer flowers before the family Buddhist altar
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